Piercing baby's ears

[Tanni_Pants]

And scarring?? Sorry thats really not going to happen if you know how to take care of her piercings.

You could sing to your piercings while you clean them everyday and read them stories every night.
But no matter where/how it's done, it will leave a scar.
Albeit tiny, it's still a scar, break the tissue, leave a mark.

Yup, well I got a second set of piercings when I was a teen and took them out a few years later, and nope, no VISIBLE scarring or hole to be seen. Really not a big deal. Fine, you dont have to agree with babies getting piercings, but keep it to yourself.

Fancy showing me where I disagreed ??

Well done, you heal better than others, you can't say some one else wont scar.
Generally they do.

 

[Sadie79]

I got mine done at seven years and loved them to bits - i whined at my mum for years to get them done but then you had to be seven for it to be done (by the chemist) in the doctors office just in case. I went to a school in scotland where most kids were of pakistani origin and almost all girls had little gold studs from being babies but the difference was that their mums or grans did them at home. I always thought that the gold studs look gorgeous against the brown skin tones of the pakistani babies. Its bizarre that this thread has become so emotive, earrings are a conventional female "rite of passage" in most places; regardless of age.

 

[beebee17]

I live in Ireland and yes lots of people do have their LO's ears pierced and back in the 1980s it would have been the "in thing" to have your new born baby's ears pieced.

TBH now days it's the young teenage mums, common people and chav's who piece their babies ears - sorry ladies but it's true, at least it is here where I live!

Saying that it is your baby and if you feel the need to do this at such a young age whatever. I personally won't be doing it to mine!

A neighbour of my sister had her LO's ears pieced at around 2/3 months, personally I thought it looked ridiculous! They were only in around 3/4 days and because she was sleeping so much and laying on her side the back of the earring got stuck in her ear and she had to be taken to hospital to have it removed, the little baby was screaming with pain and when they arrived at A&E the doctor nearly ate the mother!

 

[chelsdavison]

come on ladies. whether we agree on this issue or not. miss fish was simply asking other mums who have decided to pierce there babies ears for advice on the matter. not whether its right or wrong. or nasty comments. can we all go back to being friends now

 

[LaLaBelle]

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[MoonMelody]

I'd recommend having your pediatrician do it, hun, rather than at a mall or something like that. Can't wait to see pics!

 

[Weeplin]

And scarring?? Sorry thats really not going to happen if you know how to take care of her piercings.

You could sing to your piercings while you clean them everyday and read them stories every night.
But no matter where/how it's done, it will leave a scar.
Albeit tiny, it's still a scar, break the tissue, leave a mark.

Yup, well I got a second set of piercings when I was a teen and took them out a few years later, and nope, no VISIBLE scarring or hole to be seen. Really not a big deal. Fine, you dont have to agree with babies getting piercings, but keep it to yourself.

Fancy showing me where I disagreed ??

Well done, you heal better than others, you can't say some one else wont scar.
Generally they do.

I agree on this, I had my ears pierced at 3 and I still hold scars.

I'm not going to go into my opinion on this because tbh I can't be arsed, I'm in the middle of some crazy 3rd tri heat flush and just want to undress and climb into bed but I will say that when you post on a public open forum like this about a heated topic such as ear piercing or alcohol consumption or whatever else please expect opinions that you may not like.

It does not mean that they think they are better mums than you or that they are insane for thinking something you don't it just means we are different people with different opinions and when it comes to parenting people can get a little touchy in their beliefs...so..

Please stop bickering!!!

Hugs and love..N'night x

 

[tryn42mel]

TBH now days it's the young teenage mums, common people and chav's who piece their babies ears - sorry ladies but it's true, at least it is here where I live!

What an awful comment. It doesn't matter whether you agree with piercing ears or not, just the fact that you would call people "commoners" or "chav's" makes me look past anything you would have to say anyway. People are people, there is no one better than anyone else on this world. Aside from that the original question was ...when did you have you lo's ears pierced. There was no asking for opinions here, and certainly she wasn't asking for you to put categorize people into "commoners" and "chav's"

 

[Tanni_Pants]

I'm just intrigued to find out where my baby ear piercing disagreement is

I couldn't care less who pierces what on their child.
I just don't agree with breaking skin and leaving no mark.
Very well, there may be a select few but that's not everyone.

 

[chelsdavison]

TBH now days it's the young teenage mums, common people and chav's who piece their babies ears - sorry ladies but it's true, at least it is here where I live!

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well you must live in an awful place love. a little uncalled for. people whom stereotype often the stereotype themselves. an awful comment

 

[MissFish]

Agreed on the "rite of passage" it's not some kind of demonic/animalistic ritual LOL..

RE The poor baby who went to emergency room- her mother obviously wasnt caring for her earrings because they're VERY easy to care for & heal quickly. Them getting stuck meant she didn't follow the simple directions of cleaning & turning them daily.

& Chav is not a word used in the US ... but that's sad you would class a baby by looks.


LOL @ ALLLLLL the negative nancys!

 

[lau86]

I know the poster didn't ask for opinions but come on, this is baby and bump and alot of us are bored pregnant ladies who give opinions prob where they're not wanted! I think why for me this thread has caused me to comment is cos were talking about a little baby who can't decide what they want, is gonna get an unnecessary procedure done that will cause pain and even tho risks of infection/ scars may be low they're still higher than if it wasn't done. Whether u think it looks nice or not, that still stands. Posts aren't done without consequences are they, that's all.

 

[MoonMelody]

The procedure is extremely quick and the child will have no memory of the experience. If little girls with pierced ears grow up to be women who don't want to wear earrings, then they can just take them out. I wish my mother had pierced my ears when I was a baby! My grandmother's ears were pierced when she was 8 weeks old. She's from Romania.

 

[beebee17]

TBH now days it's the young teenage mums, common people and chav's who piece their babies ears - sorry ladies but it's true, at least it is here where I live!

What an awful comment. It doesn't matter whether you agree with piercing ears or not, just the fact that you would call people "commoners" or "chav's" makes me look past anything you would have to say anyway. People are people, there is no one better than anyone else on this world. Aside from that the original question was ...when did you have you lo's ears pierced. There was no asking for opinions here, and certainly she wasn't asking for you to put categorize people into "commoners" and "chav's"

Yea I can read and I am quite aware what the thread asked. On a website like this people are entitled to express their opinion and I am merely expressing mine and telling everyone how it is were I live.

Threads like this can be constroversial, with a diverse range of opinions so unless you are prepared to accept and listen to all those opinions there is no point in starting such a thread or joining in on one.

If I want to describe people as common or refer to them as 'chavs' then I will!

 

[MissFish]

Lau86, people are irritated not bc it's an open forum but bc the comments are rude, judgmental, and uncalled for. Not to mention completely off topic!

I'm aware everyone's entitled to an opinion, but the post was about timing.

I'm not arguing why I think it's ok, so obv I don't care if people disagree. & I'm certainly not insulting others with my OP whether they agree with my decision or not.

I'm so tired of people using being pregnant as an excuse to be b***chy. It's not a license to say whatever you want without filter & just say "oh well I'm pregnant & bored"

 

[Tanni_Pants]

Lmao ^^^ this thread is insane

I'm sure she will resent me for a freckle sized scar & at the same time be the 1st little girl to hate earrings... I'm gonna be such a bad mom!

I wasn't referring to what do decide to do to your child.
I just know that "taking care" isn't enough to prevent scars, I have more than enough, proving my ridiculous theory.
If you bothered to read my first post, you would've seen that I had a look, found that there were no specific laws but suggested waiting till after jags.

 

[aliss]

I had them done at only 2 weeks! I think it depends on the store and local regulations!!

 

[ashley2pink]

RE The poor baby who went to emergency room- her mother obviously wasnt caring for her earrings because they're VERY easy to care for & heal quickly. Them getting stuck meant she didn't follow the simple directions of cleaning & turning them daily.

I agree, if you arent going to clean the baby's ears twice a day with the solution they provide for 6 weeks straight, then don't pierce them. It takes all of 2 minutes each time to clean the stud in the ear and turn it. If these Mom's were cleaning the ears religiously they would have been able to catch an infection or catch the skin growing over the earring in time, and taken the piercings out. Its not like its completely unavoidable before its too late and you have to take them to the ER! I can say my girls love having earrings in. Even my 2 year old loves putting new earrings in, and if one ever does come out, she is quick to tell me, because she hates going without them in!

 

[lau86]

Yes, I clicked on it, now I wish I hadn't cos once I saw it I couldn't help myself even tho I saw what it was asking. The point of the post wasn't very clear from the title. Neways, I'm a negative nancy and there's no getting away from it! I don't say nasty things to people tho and yes I agree pregnancy is no excuse to do this!

 

[MissFish]

Lmao ^^^ this thread is insane

I'm sure she will resent me for a freckle sized scar & at the same time be the 1st little girl to hate earrings... I'm gonna be such a bad mom!

I wasn't referring to what do decide to do to your child.
I just know that "taking care" isn't enough to prevent scars, I have more than enough, proving my ridiculous theory.
If you bothered to read my first post, you would've seen that I had a look, found that there were no specific laws but suggested waiting till after jags.

I read your post, & thanked u! I was literally laughing cause of what you said about singing to them at night etc... It was funny.

I'm not worried about scars either! I have plenty of piercing scars as well but unless they're larger than a typical gauged earring they're close to invisible as I'm sure u know! Not upset by your comments at all.